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Where does “omiai” come from?

omiai (English) comes from Japanese 見合い — miai, formal marriage interview, marriage...

omiai (English): A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals...

Ancestry of “omiai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese見合いmiai, formal marriage interview, marriage...
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